How much does it cost to put money in to open up a bank account? I opened one when I was 18 so I forgot how much it is if it costs. But a bank is a way to cash these checks... I wouldn't go to Wal*Mart or any other place, they usually make you pay for that stuff anyway.

Dude, go to a bank. I don't understand why people just won't go open up a bank account and get their check cashed there. It's not that hard. I never go to Wal*Mart or any of those check cashing places when banks can do things for free.

If they are under 18 they can't get a bank account without a parent. Remember, a lot of members are minors here!

Wal mart is terrible sometimes for cashing checks. They do a check of your ssn and if anything is weird at all they wont do it. They wont cash my gf's checks from her real job that is in town(but she's getting a bank account monday so not a big deal)

I would check a local grocery store if they have a customer service booth. Some times they cash checks, though they usually charge 1 dollar per 100 dollars of check value. That's not that much though, I'd imagine most cashcrate checks would end up costing you a buck to cash.(they take it out of the check as well so you don't have to pay up front)